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No Fault With Boeing Fuel Control Unit: US Aviation Body On Air India Crash
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing 787 jet does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical issue or inadvertent movement of the fuel control unit or switches.
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"No Issues Found": Air India Inspects Fuel Control Switch On Boeing Jets
Weeks after India witnessed one of its worst air crashes in decades, Air India has said that it has completed its inspection of the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch on its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft and found no issues.
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F-35B Fighter Leaves Kerala Airport After Being Stranded For 5 Weeks
The British Royal Navy's F-35B fighter jet, which had been stranded in Kerala for over a month after making an emergency landing, flew out of the Thiruvananthapuram airport this morning.
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F-35B Fighter To Fly Out Of Kerala Tomorrow After Being Grounded For 5 Weeks
On June 14, the F-35B fighter jet, en route from the UK to Australia, made an emergency landing in Kerala's Trivandrum after it encountered a hydraulic failure and has been stranded since.
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Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets
Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on fuel control switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes.
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Who Were Two Pilots Who Flew Air India Jet That Crashed
Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787.
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UK's F-35 Jet Program Cost Swelling To 71 Billion Pound: Auditor
The UK's plan to significantly expand its fleet of fighter jets is poised to cost 71 Billion pounds ($96.2 billion) over the next four decades, more than triple the original estimates, according to a report by Britain's spending watchdog.
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Air India Crash Probe To Offer Peek Into Jet's Final Moments
A month after the worst aviation accident in India in decades, authorities are poised to release a preliminary report into the Air India crash.
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Pilots Recreated AI-171's Final Moments On Simulator. What They Found
The pilots attempted to simulate electrical failures that could cause a dual-engine flame-out, resulting in an inability of the aircraft to climb post takeoff.
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Israel Strikes Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Facility Again As Conflict Escalates
According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), around 50 fighter jets were involved in bombing Iranian positions. However, Iranian state-affiliated Fars news agency reported that no hazardous material leakage occurred.
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British F-35 Fighter Jet Is Still Grounded In Kerala. This Is Why
A British Royal Navy F-35B stealth fighter jet remains grounded at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport more than 72 hours after it was forced to make an emergency landing.
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48 Hours On, British F-35 Fighter Jet Remains Grounded In Kerala
Royal Navy's F-35B stealth fighter jet remains on the ground at Thiruvananthapuram airport, over 48 hours after making an emergency landing on Sunday morning.
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Why A British F-35 Fighter Jet Made Emergency Landing In Kerala
A British F-35B fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Keralaon Saturday night, after dangerously running low on fuel while flying a mission over the Arabian Sea.
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British F-35 Fighter Jet Makes Emergency Landing At Kerala Airport
A British F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala on Saturday.
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The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Surprisingly Dark and Mysterious Origins
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has revealed that some of the universe’s brightest light sources originate near supermassive black holes in galaxy centres. These active galactic nuclei emit intense radiation, including gamma rays and X-rays, despite black holes themselves being invisible. Their powerful jets and high-energy emissions cha...
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No Fault With Boeing Fuel Control Unit: US Aviation Body On Air India Crash
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing 787 jet does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical issue or inadvertent movement of the fuel control unit or switches.
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"No Issues Found": Air India Inspects Fuel Control Switch On Boeing Jets
Weeks after India witnessed one of its worst air crashes in decades, Air India has said that it has completed its inspection of the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch on its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft and found no issues.
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F-35B Fighter Leaves Kerala Airport After Being Stranded For 5 Weeks
The British Royal Navy's F-35B fighter jet, which had been stranded in Kerala for over a month after making an emergency landing, flew out of the Thiruvananthapuram airport this morning.
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F-35B Fighter To Fly Out Of Kerala Tomorrow After Being Grounded For 5 Weeks
On June 14, the F-35B fighter jet, en route from the UK to Australia, made an emergency landing in Kerala's Trivandrum after it encountered a hydraulic failure and has been stranded since.
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Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets
Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on fuel control switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes.
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Who Were Two Pilots Who Flew Air India Jet That Crashed
Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft's engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the cockpit and putting focus on the pilots flying the Boeing 787.
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UK's F-35 Jet Program Cost Swelling To 71 Billion Pound: Auditor
The UK's plan to significantly expand its fleet of fighter jets is poised to cost 71 Billion pounds ($96.2 billion) over the next four decades, more than triple the original estimates, according to a report by Britain's spending watchdog.
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Air India Crash Probe To Offer Peek Into Jet's Final Moments
A month after the worst aviation accident in India in decades, authorities are poised to release a preliminary report into the Air India crash.
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Pilots Recreated AI-171's Final Moments On Simulator. What They Found
The pilots attempted to simulate electrical failures that could cause a dual-engine flame-out, resulting in an inability of the aircraft to climb post takeoff.
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Israel Strikes Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Facility Again As Conflict Escalates
According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), around 50 fighter jets were involved in bombing Iranian positions. However, Iranian state-affiliated Fars news agency reported that no hazardous material leakage occurred.
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British F-35 Fighter Jet Is Still Grounded In Kerala. This Is Why
A British Royal Navy F-35B stealth fighter jet remains grounded at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport more than 72 hours after it was forced to make an emergency landing.
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48 Hours On, British F-35 Fighter Jet Remains Grounded In Kerala
Royal Navy's F-35B stealth fighter jet remains on the ground at Thiruvananthapuram airport, over 48 hours after making an emergency landing on Sunday morning.
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Why A British F-35 Fighter Jet Made Emergency Landing In Kerala
A British F-35B fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Keralaon Saturday night, after dangerously running low on fuel while flying a mission over the Arabian Sea.
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British F-35 Fighter Jet Makes Emergency Landing At Kerala Airport
A British F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala on Saturday.
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The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Surprisingly Dark and Mysterious Origins
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has revealed that some of the universe’s brightest light sources originate near supermassive black holes in galaxy centres. These active galactic nuclei emit intense radiation, including gamma rays and X-rays, despite black holes themselves being invisible. Their powerful jets and high-energy emissions cha...
